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The Politics of the Christian Right

Program #DIAS001.
Recorded in Berkeley, CA
on February 28, 1996.

The Christian Right is a growing social force. It has built an extensive network of media and cultural institutions and has moved—in a major way—into politics. In some states it dominates the Republican Party. As part of a grassroots campaign, the Christian Right has targeted electoral races ranging from school boards to Congress. It has emerged as a significant factor in the presidential race. In advancing its theocratic agenda the Christian Right clearly poses challenges for the future of secular democracy. Interviewed by David Barsamian.

Speaker(s):

Sara Diamond is a leading authority on the Christian Right and other right-wing movements. She teaches sociology at Cal State University at Hayward. Prof. Diamond is the author of Spiritual Warfare, Roads to Dominion, and Facing the Wrath.